Assessment of the Portable COPD-6 Device for Detecting Obstructive Airway Diseases

作者:Represas Represas Cristina; Botana Rial Maribel; Leiro Fernandez Virginia; Gonzalez Silva Ana Isabel; del Campo Perez Victor; Fernandez Villar Alberto*
来源:Archivos de Bronconeumologia, 2010, 46(8): 426-432.
DOI:10.1016/j.arbres.2010.04.008

摘要

Objectives: To evaluate the agreement and the association with FEV(1), FEV(6) and FEV(1)/FEV(6) measured with the Vitalograph-COPD-6 portable device and the FEV(1), FVC and FEV(1)/FVC by conventional spirometry, and to analyse the validity of this device to detect obstruction.
Methodology: A cross-sectional, descriptive, prospective study, that included 180 subjects. A conventional spirometry and one with the Vitalograph-COPD-6 were sequentially performed on them. The agreement was analysed [kappa index and interclass correlation coefficient (ICC)], as well as the association [Pearson correlation coefficient (r)] area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the FEV(1)/FEV(6) in detecting obstruction, and the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values (PPV and NPV), and probability ratios (PR+ and PR-) of the different FEV(1)/FEV(6) cut-off points in the detection of obstruction.
Results: The prevalence of obstruction was 47%. The kappa index was 0.59 when an FEV(1)/FEV(6) < cut-off point of <0.7 was used. The ICC and the r between the FEV(1) measured by the two instruments, FEV(6) and FEV(1)/FEV(6) measured by the Vitalograph-COPD-6 and the FVC and FEV(1)/FVC determined by the spirometer were all greater than 0.92. The ROC AUC was 0.97. To detect obstruction, if the cut-off point of FEV(1)/FEV(6) (for COPD-6) was <0.70. the sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, CR+ and CR- were, 58%, 100%, 100%, 73%, infinity and 0.42, respectively. For a cut-off point of <0.8, they were 96%, 76%, 78%, 96%, 3.8 and 0.05, respectively.
Conclusions: The portable Vitalograph-COPD6 device is precise for the detection of airway obstruction. The best sensitivity/specificity of FEV(1)/FEV(6) was obtained with cut-off points greater than 0.7.

  • 出版日期2010-8